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By Jigyasa Jyotika WisBusiness.com MADISON -- In collaboration with a UW-Milwaukee lab, a Wisconsin biotech company is developing a compound from a protein found in jellyfish to act as a neuro-protective agent which may be effective in treating neurodegenerative diseases. The neuro-protectant called aequorin could fight a whole series of degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS),...

Milwaukee, Wis. (April 10, 2007) – Four miles separate the world headquarters of Palermo’s Pizza, founded in 1964, and The Milwaukee Mile, the world’s oldest active speedway.    Today, officials from both Wisconsin icons announced a marketing partnership, making Palermo’s the “Official Pizza of The Milwaukee Mile.”   “Palermo’s is proud to be associated with one of America’s most storied speedways.  We...

GREENDALE, Wis., April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Millions of cupcakes will be baking in ovens coast to coast when Taste of Home's 3.5 million readers open their April/May 2007 issue. Winners of the magazine's national Cupcake Challenge recipe contest lead a sweet parade of handheld treats including a special online "Cupcake of the Week" newsletter. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070409/NYM125A ) The Grand Prize, selected...

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Milwaukee Building & Construction Trades Council today issued a letter to state legislators announcing its opposition to AB 205. “AB-205 is bad for Kenosha, bad for our region and bad for the State of Wisconsin,” said Milwaukee Building & Construction Trades Council president Lyle Balistreri in a letter to members of the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs....

Denver, Colorado—  WildBlue announced that it began offering high-speed Internet via satellite service in Madison through its new satellite, WildBlue-1, earlier today. WildBlue provides high-speed Internet access via satellite to homes and small businesses in Madison not currently served, or underserved, by other high speed providers.  WildBlue launched commercial service via the Anik F2 satellite in June of 2005, and...

MADISON - The University of Wisconsin-Madison is moving forward in its efforts to investigate and respond to alleged workers' rights abuses at a former Adidas Group subcontractor in El Salvador.In March, Chancellor John D. Wiley noted his concerns over the treatment of workers at Hermosa Manufacturing, an apparel producer located in Apopa, El Salvador. When the factory, which contracted...

MADISON – Twenty-seven students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who have devised business plans for products - ranging from high velocity air plows for snow removal to digital displays for windows - will face off in the G. Steven Burrill Technology Business Plan Competition on Friday, April 20 at Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue. Showing a spirit of interdisicplinary problem...

RACINE, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Modine Manufacturing Company (NYSE: MOD), a world leader in designing and developing heating and cooling solutions for the truck, automotive, agriculture, heavy-duty and industrial markets, announced today that it has been awarded various programs by Hyundai Motor Company of Seoul, South Korea. Hyundai awarded Modine approximately $100.0 million in business for Modine’s Euro-5 exhaust gas recirculation coolers...

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By Gregg Hoffmann WisBusiness.com The movement to make southwest Wisconsin a hot spot for alternative energy has met some opposition in recent weeks. Century Foods International filed a lawsuit March 20 in Monroe County Circuit Court in an attempt to block construction of a proposed ethanol plant next to Century Foods’ largest Sparta processing facility. Opponents also raised their voices at a...